Category: Track & Field

Several Team Kennet athletes were in action over the last week and some of the end of season track and field open meetings.

Penelope Lyth attended the Oxford Midweek open, the final round for the season competing under floodlights in the 800m and finished 2nd in the U13 girls category.

Turkay Altuntas won the shot with a throw of 12.95m at the Radley Open Meet. Theo Nightingale was 2nd in the High Jump with a new PB 1.82m. Chester Bailey entered the Quadrathlon finishing in 4th place.

Team Kennet were back in action during the summer break in Banbury at the weekend, for the second year running with very hot conditions on the day for the second Oxford League Match. 

The warmer conditions didn’t stop the U13 girls who finished in 1^st place on the day.  In the 100m Isla Ladds 4^th 15.1s A String and Affra Bailey 15.5s B string for 3^rd.  in the longer sprint 200m Penelope Lyth 5^th 30.9s A String and Ladds 2^nd 31.7 B String.

Harriet Saunders made her debut in the 800m finishing 1^st A string 2.35.4 and Bailey 2^nd B String 2.56.1.  1500m was sure to be a tough race in the warmer conditions, Lyth 2^nd A string 5.35.8 and Ella McDonald 5.57.1 for B String.

On the field Quinn Joyce made her debut in high jump finishing 4^th with 1.15m A string.  Long jump Ladds 3.99m A string to finish 2^nd, McDonald 3.53m B string to finish 1^st.  McDonald also in the javelin 14.66m to finish 3^rd A String.  Lyth finished 1^st in the discus A string 12.63m and Saunders 5^th A string shot with 5.58m, Bailey 2^nd with 5.23m for the B String. 

For the U15 girls Emerald Hill Sawyer was 4th A string for the 100m 14.1s and 3^rd in the 300m 46.8s.  In the 800m Ella Cronk 2^nd A string 2.52.7.  On the field Cronk 1^st in the high jump A string 1.35m, Long Jump Hill-Sawyer 1^st A String 4.31m and Cronk 2^nd B string 4.02m.   Zoe Dickson 3^rd A string Javelin 14.84m 1^st A string Discus 18.78m and 2^nd A string shot 6.97m.  U15 girls finished 5^th on the day.

In the U17 women Sophie Moores 13.9s to finish 4^th A String 100m and Emelia Lunn also 13.9s to finish 1^st B String.  Moores 3^rd A string for the 200m 28.9s and Leilah Gaye 4^th B string 32.5s.  Lunn and Moores both in the 300m with Lunn finishing 2^nd A String 45.4 and Moores 1^st B String 48.3s.  In the 800m Beth Maclean 1^st A string 2.32.0. On the field Gaye 2^nd A String high jump 1.35m, Lunn 2^nd Long jump A String 4.46m and Maclean 1^st B strong 4.26m.  Maclean 1swt in the javelin A string 26.88m.  U17 Women finished 1^st on the day. 

In the boys U13 Thomas Williams 7^th A string 100m 16.3s and Jenson Nichols 1^st B String 14.5s. Williams 5^th in the 200m 35.2s and Harvey Butler 1^st B String 30.5s.  In the 800m Malik Gaye 6^th A string 2.53.8.  Harry Smith 4^th A string 1500m 5.01.8. In the field Gaye 1.22m in the high jump ti finish 1^st A string.  In the long jump Smith 4^th 3.83m and Gaye 5^th B string 3.41m.  Nichols 1^st place in the javelin A string 25.80m, Alfie Cronk 3^rd A string in the discus 10.32m 7^th shot 4.60m a string with Harry Smith 3^rd B string 4.24m.  U13 boys finishing 4^th on the day.

In the U15’s Josh Brian 6^th 100m A string 13.9s and 7^th A string 200m 30s, Josh Ladds 5^th B string 30.6s.  Noah Lauder Clark 4^th A string 300m 47.8s.  On the field in the long jump Brian 4^th 4m, B string Ladds 3.95m. Will McDonald finished 2^nd in the javelin A string 37.53m, Lauder-Clark 1^st B String 33.06m.  In the discus McDonald 3^rd A String 17.73m, Lauder Clake 1^st B String 15.43m.  U15 boy’s 4^th on the day.    Overall, on the day Team Kennet were 2^nd behind Oxford and are now joint top of the league. 

Also on the day our QuadKids athletes delivered some incredible performances.

 Harvey Baker shattered records with a lightning-fast 11.9 seconds in the 75m and launched the Vortex to a massive 38.96m, setting new Oxford League and TK records in both events!

 Lenny Wyvill blazed through the 600m, finishing in 2:02.04 and setting a new U9 boy’s record!

 Chester Bailey soared to 3.45m in the long jump, breaking the Oxford League and TK record!

 U9 Boys dominated the day, securing 1st place overall!

 U9 Girls took 2nd place with Hazel Blatch as the sole competitor!

 U11 Girls secured another victory, while the U11 Boys finished a strong 4th!

 Overall combined team score: 2nd place, just 12 points behind the top spot! We’re heading into the last match tied on points with Oxford.

Team Kennet were in action with their composite club Marlborough in the second match of the Southern Athletics League Division 3 West coming third place in a close match.

Best individuals results came in the Javelin where Team Kennet Athletes paired up, in the Men’s Luke Angell carrying an injury had to settle for 2^nd place throwing 50.88, u20 athlete Brandon Carter won his B string with a throw of 44.23. In the Women Javelin two second places came from Zoe Allen 33.15 and Clare McGonnell 28.14 both making there debuts in the SAL League as u17s. Evie Lewis carried on with her transition in the SAL as an u17 in the throws her best event the Discus saw her come 2^nd with a throw of 26.92 and third places in the Shot 7.89 and Hammer 26.68.

Another u17 Sophie Moores also made her debut in the league with a win in the B string 200m 29.5 and taking 2^nd place in the B Long Jump and had to settle for 4^th in the 100m.

The women 400m Allen came home in 3^rd A string 68.3 and Eve Brown had a good run to finish 2^nd B String 65.8.

In the Distance races Georgina McCabe came won the B string 3000m and had to settle for 3^rd in the A string 1500m.

McGonnell came 3^rd in the A String High Jump with 1.35 to cover the Women’s section.

The Men’s side best result came in the 3000m steeplechase on the track with Chris Turner coming home in 3^rd place in the A string and B string was won by Nick Burdett. James Simmons gained more confidence in his sprint races 100m and 200m although coming 4^th in both ran fast times,.

The Middle Distance races Andy Colling tackled the 3000m coming home in 4^th and Mitch Poustie won the B string. Poustie also ran B string in the 800m to finish 2^nd place.

Theo Nightingale another club u17 athlete has excelled in the league coming 3^rd in the high jump 1.70 and matched this in the long jump 5.50. Finally Graham Chambers came 3^rd in the Hammer B string.

 

Team Kennet took part in their third match of the Wessex YA League at Aldershot with the biggest squad of the season so far and secured 37 individual wins as they came 2^nd overall on the day just behind the host club Camberley.

Camberley                        486

Team Kennet                    443

Fleet                                    329

Aldershot                          245

Abingdon                           208

Woking                               207

The Clubs under 15 girls made it an age group win, the day started with a superb win for Charlotte Bailey in the 1500m breaking the 5 min barrier for the first time clocking 4.59.16, and her teammate Anna Hall came through to win the B string in 5.30.7, another Double win came in the 300m Emerald Hill Sawyer clocking 45.63 and Bailey 46.51 both girls gaining best times. The high Jump were the club  pick up great points saw a double again from Hannah Taylor 1.35 and Ella Cronk 1.35, and Daisy Downer and Zoe Dickson also teamed up well in the Throws to secure more double wins firstly in the Shot 8.63 Downer and 6.86 Dickson, in The Discus Dickson had to settle for 2^nd A string 16.90 and Downer 16.29 to take the B win, in the Javelin Downer won her Javelin to make it a hat trick of wins with a throw of 18.14 and Anna Hall winning the B string 17.98, Hill Sawyer secured a huge best performance in her long jump coming 2^nd with a leap of 4.57.

The 4 x 100m relay team of Cronk, Hill Sawyer, Hall, and Bailey came home in 3^rd place.

The under 17s didn’t want to be left out of age group win as they won theirs to push them in to the top 3 overall in the league for age groups.

It was the throws securing most of the wins with doubles coming from Evie Lewis 8.65 and Suki Humphrey 6.57 in the Shot, both teamed up in the Discus to win another double Lewis 22.77 and Humphrey 20.50 and in the Javelin another double from Clare McGonnell 32.45 and Lewis taking the B string. McGonnell came 2^nd in her high Jump with 1.35 while in the long jump Sophie Moores came 3^rd A string 4.31 and Isla Clare 2^nd B string 3.84.

On the track Isla Clare pulled away to win the 1500m in 5.16.22, in the 300m McGonnell came home in 3^rd place 44.46 and Clare 47.23 to take B win, in the shorter sprints Moores had to settle for 4^th places in the A string 100m 14.0 and 200m 29.08 and Ellie Ross came 4^th in the B 100m 15.68 and 3^rd B in the 200m 30.54.

The 4 x 100m Relay quartet of McGonnell, Clare, Ross and Moores brought the batten round in 2^nd place 56.26.

The under 13 Boys team were second yet again for the third match, this keeps them high up in the age group tables, on the track a great race developed in the 1500m where Harry Smith had to settle for 2^nd place in a massive best time of 4.48.9, A double win came in the High Jump with Malik Gaye 1.28 and Sam Atkins 1.20 but Non Scorer Oskar Larkin beat everyone clearing 1.35.

The Throws all season so far picking up huge points Berkay Altuntas won his Shot 9.34 and took the Discus with a throw of 29.03 and he also won the B string Javelin in 21.44 and his Team Mate Euan Jones won the Javelin outright with a throw of 28.64, Alfie Cronk gained good points also in the throws, back on the track in the 800m Gaye came 5^th but a great run by Larkin secured another win for the u13 boys. Josh Bailey and JJ Mercer also added good points in the sprints and Distance races for the club.

The Relay team on the day came home in 4^th place.

The under 15 Boys also came 2^nd in their age group Turkay Altuntas securing wins in the Shot 11.17 and Discus 33.04, and Rueben Kuijten also winning the Shot B string 6.50 and the Discus 21.74 for two double wins together, Will McDonald had to settle for 2^nd A string in the Javelin 34.11 while Noah Lauder-Clarke won the B string 29.62, Ben Daley and Josh Brian and Arthur Patterson also gained good points for the club in their events.

The 4 x 100m Relay team came home in 2^nd place, taking part was Lauder-Clarke, Brian, McDonald, and Daley.

The under 17 men were 3^rd in their age group league, Kenechi Okosa warming up for the English Schools won his Sprint double of the 100m 11.3 and 200m 22.72, teammate James Simmons clocked up two second places 100m 12.4 and 200m 25.1.

Theo Nightingale won the High Jump with a leap of 1.70 while in the Long Jump all three boys took part Okosa 2^nd A string 5.55, Simmons 2^nd B string 5.40 and nightingale as non-scorer 5.53.

The Under 13 Girls were down on the clubs usual numbers but the 5 girls superbly worked well as a team to finish 3^rd in their age group, The distance races almost secured maximum points, in the 1500m Harriet Saunders 5.13.5 and Ella McDonald 5.55.19 both won with best times, in the shorter 800m Olivia Bentley won her race 2.34.41 in a best time and Affra Bailey led all the way till last 10m to come 2^nd in 2.51.88 for another best time. Bentley showing her versatility came 2^nd in the 200m 29.36, Matilda Clare came 2^nd in the 100m A string with McDonald taking 3^rd B string. On the Field events Clare came 2^nd in the High Jump 1.25, in the Javelin McDonald was 3^rd A string and Clare taking 2^nd B, in the Shot Harriet Saunders came 4^th A string and Bailey 2^nd B string.

The 4 x 100m Relay team Clare, Bailey, Bentley, and McDonald came home in 2^nd place.

Team Kennet Quad Kids were back in action at Aldershot finishing in 1^st position overall.

Team Kennet. 1616

Woking. 1501

Aldershot 1478

Fleet 1210

Camberley 1083

Abingdon 883

Setafa/Havant 850

The Under 11 girls finished 1^st place overall, that gives them 13 straight wins in a row now to date.  Nine girls made up the squad and in the 75m sprint it was Ella Larkin quickest for TK clocking 11.63s, Praiya Foreman 12.2s and Sophia Mahoney 12.4s.  In the long jump Larkin continued her form with a leap of 3.71m, Alice Stratford 3.55m and Matilda Saunders 3.15m.  In the 600m Larkin ran a superb race to finish with a time of 1.48.4, breaking the Team Kennet Club Record and equalling the Wessex League record, this also ranks her 2^nd in the UK .  Close behind Stratford with 2.00.9 and Foreman 2.04.0.  The girls threw well in the Vortex, Stratford 28.09m, Mahoney 27.90m and Larkin 25.88m.  Other girls taking part Cecily Wyer, Izzy Fagan, Darcey Scaplehorn and Noella Martinez Martin.  Ella Larkin now jumps to the top spot of the league overall with 245points. 

The Under 11 boys finished in 4^th place overall with 5 boys taking part on the day. Sebastian Lane quickest for TK in the 75m clocking 11.85s, Alexander Browning 12.13 and William Moloney 12.39s.  In the long jump it was close between the boys, Browning leaped 3.07m, and Lane and Joshua Kuijten both 3.02m.  In the 600m Maloney was quickest 2.00.8, Lane 2.01.6 and Kuijten 2.12.3.  Finally, the Vortex throw Lane threw furthest with 32.88m, Kuijten 28.26m and Moloney 24.13m. Also taking part Sebastian Lauder Clake. Scoring 221 points Sebastian Lane finished 4^th overall on the day. 

Team Kennets Nite of the TK Mad miles took place at Crookham Common Athletics Track in superb mid summer evening weather set for lots of personal bests.

Race 1 saw the Under 9 and under 11 girls, it was Ella Larkin who took to the front straightaway to slowly increase her lead and take the win in the fastest time ever recorded in this age group race with 5.40, Second home was Praiya Foreman who clocked 6.06 which posted her 3^rd fastest in this age group overall.

Third place went to Alice Stratford who won the battle from a few others in 6.10, The first under 9 girl home was Evelyn Pedersen in 7.55.

Race 2 was the under 9 and under boys, again from the start Chester Bailey led all the way wit ha fast last lap to rank him 2^nd overall in the events leaderboard for this age group in a time of 6.01, he is also a under 9 making it extremely fast time. Second home was William Moloney in 6.09 and just hanging on to third place was another under 9 Lenny Wyvill in 6.15.

Race 3 was the under 13 girls and under 15 girls, it was Charlotte Bailey that took full control of the race to win in 5.29, then it was two under 13 girls home next Harriet Saunders in 5.40 and then Olivia Bentley in third 5.56.

Race 4 saw all the boys from under 13 and under 15 come home in under 6. 30 mins, a great race up front saw Harry Smith u13  ease his way ahead to win in 5.20, with Frank Edwards u15 in second place 5.46 and in third was Oscar Larkin u13 in 5.52.

Race 5 was mixed under 17 up to Seniors and Vets and combined male and female, In the Female race Gemma Jones last years winner set of with a fast pace to clock 5.24 which is the fastest time ever in the event for this race, Isla clare was next home as an under 17 setting the second fastest time in 5.36 with third place going to Georgie McCabe in 6.32.

In the Male side Ethan Kuijten led from the start to just miss out on Sub 5mins by one second, second home was Digby Riggall 5.17 and third place Bart Kuijten 5.18.

The most improved award went to Matilda Saunders under 11 who knocked of 54 seconds of last years time, just one second faster than Chester Bailey.

Nite of the TK Mad Miles 2024 – Results

Race 1 – U9/U11 Girls

1^st       Ella Larkin  u11                5.40

2^nd       Praiya Foreman   u11    6.06

3^rd       Alice Stratford     u11    6.10  

4^th       Matilda Saunders u11  6.13   ***Most Improved***

5^th       Elodie Burdett u11         6.16

6^th       Orlagh Stratford  u11    6.25

7^th       Olivia Kwit  u11                7.31

8^th       Evelyn Pedersen             7.55  (1^st U9)

9^th       Grace Williams   u9       8.01

10^th     Evelyn Barker u11          8.03

11^th     Darcy Scaplehorn u11 8.14

Race 2 – U9/U11 Boys

1^st       Chester Bailey                 6.01 (1^st U9)

2^nd       William Moloney u11    6.09

3^rd       Lenny Wyvill u9               6.15

4^th       Seb Lane    u11                6.15

5^th       Cedric Roberson u11    6.25

6^th       Edward Jarvis u9             6.33

7^th       Gethin Thomas u9         6.41

8^th       Josh Kuijten u11              6.55

9^th       Idris Gaye u9                     7.04

10^th     Jacob Williams    u11    7.14

11^th     Archie Pilling u9              7.32

12^th     Matthew Rycroft u9       7.42

13^th     Ned Goodenough u11  8.18

Race 3 – U13/U15 Girls

1^st       Charlotte Bailey u15    5.29

2^nd       Harriet Saunders u13   5.40

3^rd       Olivia Bentley u13          5.56

4^th       Penelope Lyth u13         5.58

5^th       Tilly Clare u13                  6.09

6^th       Anna Hall u15                   6.17

7^th       Affra Bailey u13               6.20

8^th       Ella Cronk u15                  6.25

9^th       Mabel Roberson u13    7.06

10^th     Gracie Cooke u13           7.15

Race 4 – U13/U15 Boys

1^st       Harry Smith u13              5.20

2^nd       Frank Edwards u15        5.46

3^rd       Oscar Larkin u13             5.52

4^th       Sam Atkins u13               5.56

5^th       Elliot Bell u13                   6.06

6^th       Malik Gaye u13                6.12

7^th       Henry Bell u13                 6.16

8^th       Josh Brian u15                  6.19

9^th       Charlie Adams u15        6.21

10^th     Josh Bailey u13                6.21

11^th     Rueben Kuijten u15       6.27

Race 5 – U17/Sen/Vet Females

1^st       Gemma Jones V40         5.24

2^nd       Isla Clare u17                   5.36

3^rd       Georgie McCabe Sen   6.32

4^th       Kathryn Saunders V40 6.47

5^th       Katie Reynolds V50       6.57

6^th       Andrea Bennet V40       8.11

Race 5 – U17/Sen/Vet Males

1^st       Ethan Kuijten u17           5.01

2^nd       Digby Riggall Sen            5.17

3^rd       Bart Kuijten V40              5.18

4^th       Richard Saunders V40 5.21

5^th       Aaron Humphreys u17 5.25

6^th       Andy Colling V60            5.48

7^th       Nick Burdett V50            5.57

8^th       Mitch Poustie V40          6.00

Team Kennet were well represented in nearly all of the Berkshire Track and Field Championships over the weekend held at Palmer Park in Reading and Hampshire Track and Field Championships held at Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.

A total of 8 Gold medals, 4 silver and 2 Bronze were won and lots of personal bests achieved in superb conditions.

At The Berkshires it was in the Field events that all the medals came from, Luke Angell in the Senior Mens Javelin took his 11^th title in a row, his inspiration in the club for Javelin throwers passes down the age groups, Euan Jones in the Under 13  Boys won the under age group with a throw of 27.06, in the Under 15 Boys Will McDonald won his Javelin 35.49, over at the Hampshire Champs Brandon Carter in the under 20 age group was Runner up

Staying on the Throws, in the under 17 women Evie Lewis hit a double win in the Hammer 33.41 and Discus 26.65, Berkay Altuntas in the under 13 Boys also hit a double in the Discus 27.70 and the Shot 7.96 and in the Discus for the Senior Men Harry Booker earned himself a Silver with a throw of 31.50

Theo Nightingale in the under 17s took part in his first county championships and was rewarded with a gold medal in the high Jump with 1.65, more success came in the high jumps with Leilah Gaye in the under 17 womens 1.45, and a Bronze came in the under 15 girls from Amber Stiles with 1.40 clearance.

The Long Jump secured a few medals as well, James Simmons in the under 17s came 2^nd with 5.19 and in the under 15 girls Ella Cronk lept 4.27 to take 3^rd place for a bronze.

There were some near misses for medals in other events, Zoe Dickson in the under 15 girls coming 4^th in the Discus 18.03.

Elsewhere in the Berkshires James Simmons came 5^th in his heat of the 200m 25.6, Emerald Hill Sawyer in the under 15 girls cleared 1.30 in the high jump, ran 2.39.6 in the 800m. in the same race Cronk ran 2.43.1 one place behind.

Malik Gaye took part in the under 13 Boys 1000m coming 9^th in a time of 3.24.09, and one place in front was Harry smith in 3.16.9.

Ella McDonald also in the under 13 age group in the girls came 8^th in the long Jump 3.70 and clocked 24.7 in the 150m

Harriet Saunders in the Hampshire Champs came home in 5^th place in the 1500m in 5.20.9 that saw two girls break the 5min barrier.

Team Kennet started of the Oxford Young Athletes League with a superb League overall win out of eight clubs at Horspath in Oxford

League match results

Team Kennet                    39

Oxford City                       37

Banbury                             35

Abingdon                           30

Radley                                29

Bicester                             20

Witney                                20

White Horse                     2

The under 13 girls were 2^nd in their match the middle distance girls picking up wins in the 1500m early in the day with Harriet Saunders 5.36.5 and Jessie McCurtin 5.38.7, Also in the shorter distance of the 800m with Olivia Bentley 2.36.5 and second place in the B string Penelope Lyth 2.51.4, McCurtin secured a second win in the B string 200m 31.5, 100m Olivia Bentley 3rd A String 14.8 and Penelope 3rd B String 15.8s.  Matilda Clare won her B string high Jump with a leap of 1.15, she came second in the Javelin 15.07 and team mate Ella McDonald won the B string 13.91. In the shot Affra Bailey 3^rd A String 4.32m. The 4x100m Relay quartet of Clare, Bentley, McCurtin and Lyth ran superb legs to come home in first place 60.3.

The under 13 Boys matched the girls with a second place in their league, firstly on the track superb double win came from Harry Smith 5.11.6 and Josh Bailey 5.58.5 in the 1500m, more double wins came in the  Javelin with Euan Jones 28.79 and Jenson Nichols 18.94, The discus Berkay Altuntas 27.10 and Alfie Cronk, and Berkay made it another win in the Shot 7.29, Nichols picked up a second in the B string High Jump 1.10, while Sam Atkins cleared 1.20 for 3^rd A string in the High Jump, Harvey Butler ran well in the sprints 100m 15.3 and 200m for 3^rd 32.2

The under 15 boys also finished 2^nd in their match, best result came in the Discus with Turkay Altuntas winning with 36.58 and Will McDonald winning the B string 17.75, Turkay went on to win the Shot with a huge 12.40, in the Javelin another win came in the B string with Josh Ladds 20.05, Will McDonald had to settle for 3^rd A string 28.92, elsewhere best points came in the B string 1500m with Arthur Patterson 5.35.1

The under 17 women had a much better turn out that usual, they also clinched second place on the day, on the field Emelia Lunn lept 4.61 and Sophie Moores 3.96 for a double win, Clare McGonnell won her Javelin 30.52, While Evie Lewis won two of her events Discus 24.86 and Shot 8.69, Moores added a win in the B string 200m 30.5 with McGonnell taking 3^rd in the A string 28.4, she later came 2^nd in the 100m B with 13.8

The under 15 girls league was tough, the Tk girls had to settle for 3^rd place in their own league, some great races on the track unfolded, in the 300m a double win came from Emerald Hill Sawyer 47 and Chloe O’Riordan 49.4, Hill Sawyer had to settle for 2^nd in the 800m with 2.39.3 but a good run from Ella Cronk 2.46.3 saw her first in the B string, Charlotte Bailey had to settle for 2^nd in the 1500m 5.19.3 but Anna Hall made sure she won the B string 5.44.7. The Relay ~Quartet of Hall, Hill Sawyer, O’Riordan and Cronk ran a great race to come home in first place 59.8, on the field two second places came in the high Jump Cronk 1.30 and Bailey 1.15, then a Double win came from the Javelin Hall 16.84 and Zoe Dickson 16.13, Dickson went on to win the A string Discus 17.70, then came 2^nd in the Shot 7.04

Finaly the under 17 mens age group came 4^th, in the Javelin a superb double win came from James Fenner 43.66 and Joe Hoaen 19.49, Hoaen came 2^nd in his Discus 25.22 and Shot 7.01. Theo Nightingale came 2^nd in his High Jump 1.65

In the younger age group U9 and U11 took first place overall for QUADKIDS with 2140 points. 

Three Under 9 girls and 15 under 11 girls took part, some new to Quadkids this year and with last years success, they were keen to make a good start and didn’t disappoint. 

For the U9 girls it was Sienna Preston who impressed on the day, finishing 3^rd overall. Newcomers Matilda Hogg and Evelyn Pedersen also taking part ensured the girls secured 2^nd team on the day with 277 points.  For the U11 girls in the 75m sprint Orlagh Stratford was quickest for TK with 11.5s, sister Alice 12.4s and Sophia Mahoney 12.5s.  O Stratford also quickest for TK in the 600m clocking 2:01:0, again sister Alice close behind with Praiya Foreman clocking 2:09.  Orlagh leaped the furthest with 3.16m, Alice 2.84m and Matilda Sauders close with 2.76m,  In the vortex Mahoney stole the show with 26.79m, A Stratford 26.63m and newcomer Ines Field 19.85m.  Orlagh Stratford achieved 4^th individual overall the team 1^st on the day with 704 points. 

For the boy’s group there were five Under 9’s and 5 under 11’s taking part.  Chester Bailey making his debut in Quadkids and achieving 1^st overall and Lenny Wyvil in 2^nd overall.  Chester was quickest in the 75m clocking 12.9s and leaped the furthest with 2.58m in the long jump.  Lenny ran quickest in the 600m clocking 2:12:8 and also had the longest vortex throw of 23.03m.  Also taking part for the U9 boys William Winter and Idris Gaye.  The team on the day achieved 1^st place with 559 points.

In the U11 boys it was Louise Cartwright and William Moloney neck and neck in the 75m clocking 12.2s.  Cartwright was quickest in the 600m with 2:03:5. In the long jump Cartwright again leaped the furthest with 2.81m, Moloney 2.56 and Sebastian Lauder-Clarke 2.42m.  Finally, the vortex throws Lauder-Clarke threw furthest with 21.44m, Gethin Thomas 20.27m and Cartwright close behind in 19.34m.  Strong performance from Cartwright saw him secure 4^th place individual on the day.  The team finished in 5^th with 600 points. 

Results below

Team Kennet took part in the first round of the Wessex Young Athletes League on Sunday 21st at Andover.

The Yellow/Blue Vests secured 25 individual wins on the with both u13 Girls and boys and U15 Boys and Girls coming 2^nd in their age group matches

Overall TK had to settle for a close 3^rd place.

Waverley             506

Camberley         370

Team Kennet     356

Radley                 282

Slough                 257

Andover              197

The under 13 boys stole the clubs best age group on the day only just missing a team win, On the Track a double win came from Harry Smith 5.05.9 and Sam Atkins 5.43.3 in the 1500m, New Comer Harvey Butler came 1^st  in the 200m B string 31.1 which would of won the A string, in the 100m he came 3^rd in 15.4, Sam Atkins tackled the B string 100m coming 3^rd 16.2, while back in the 200m JJ Mercer came 6^th in the A string 32.9 with only 1 second separated all boys. Malik Gaye came 4^th in the 75m Hurdles 17.0 and went much better in the 800m coming 2^nd 2.47.3

The Relay Quartet of Atkins, Mercer, Butler and Gaye ran a superb relay to win in 60.0

On The Field Berkay Altuntas earned himself two wins in the discus 23.53 and Shot 6.77, team mate Alfie Cronk secured B string 2^nd places in these events, Euan Jones made sure it was 3 throw wins by securing a 27.50 win in the Javelin, and Altuntus came 2^nd B in the Javelin. The high Jump saw two more 2^nd places Atkins 1.13 and Josh Bailey 1m, in the long Jump Gaye came 5^th 3.48 and Mercer 3^rd B string 3.27

The under 13 Girls had a good turnout as expected, a Double win came in the 1500m as Jessie McCurtin took the race on to win from the gun in 5.35.1 and Penelope Lyth taking 2nd overall but a B win in 5.41.3, In the Shorter 800m new Comer Olivia Bentley came 3^rd A string 2.42.9 and Matilda Clare won the B string 2.50.9, the 200m A string Clare came in 4^th 30.8 and Bentley took a B win in 30.4, the 100m Isla Ladds was 5^th 15.8 and Lyth 3^rd B string 15.6.

The Relay quartet of Clare, McCurtin, Bentley and Lyth came home in 3^rd 60.0

On the field best result was the Javelin Clare was 2^nd11.27 and Ella McDonald won the B string 10.98, The Shot saw McCurtin 5^th 5.11 and Affra Bailey taking 2^nd B string 4.50, The high Jump McCurtin cleared 1.20 for 3^rd place and Bailey 1.10 for als o3rd place in the B string and Finally in the long jump Lyth came 6^th A 3.36 and McDonald 5^th B 3.12

The under 15 Girls secured several wins, Firstly in the 1500m Charlotte Bailey took control of the race to come clear and win in 5.11.3, Amber Stiles won the high Jump 1.35 and Bailey taking her second win of the day in the B string 1.25, the other win came in the 800m B string with Amelia Tayton, in the A string Ella Cronk came 3^rd with 2.43.1, Anna Hall came 2^nd in the B string 1500m 5.35.4, elsewhere on the Track Emerald Hill Sawyer came 3^rd in the 200m 29.0, The relay quarter had to settle for 5^th place.

The long jump Cronk 4.09 and Hill sawyer both came 2^nd in their strings, best result in the throws came in the Javelin Hall taking 2^nd 18.21 and Zoe Dickson winning the B string, Dickson also came 2^nd in the A string Discus 19.64 and matched this in the shot 7.41 and Hall taking 3^rd B 5.10

The under 15 Boys Turkay Altuntas was in fine form taking two wins in the Shot 12.38 and Discus 35.84, Rueben Kuijten came 2^nd in both his strings with 6.26 and 19.78, a double win came in the Javelin with Will McDonald 28.99 and Noah Lauder-Clarke 28.17, Lauder-Clarke came a creditable 5^th in the 800m with Kuijten taking 2^nd B, while in the shorter distances Lauder-Clarke won the B string 300m and credit to Josh Brian for taking part in the 100-200-300 bagging league points for his age group feeling ill.

In the under 17 age groups Kenechi Okosa ran a superb 200m in 23.9 to take a win, had to pull out his other events after this due to slight injury, Newcomer Aaron Humphreys ran 5.09.3 for 3^rd place in the 1500m, another new comer Theo Nightingale came 2^nd in the high Jump with a superb 1.70, in the girls Clare McGonnell left of from last year to win the Javelin 33.98, Evie Lewis came 2^nd in the Discus 25.98 and 3^rd in the Shot 8.60, Another win came in the high Jump with Leila Gaye 1.45, Sophie Moores came 3^rd in the long jump 4.01 and Gaye taking 4^th B string. On the Track in the 200m McGonnell came 3^rd A string 28.1 and Moores 3^rd B 30.00 and in the 100m McGonnell came 2^nd A string 13.5 and Moores 3^rd B 14.5

Final results confirmed below.